The Irish standard., 1887-03-05

District Dy tDe Farmers Alliance. Lle
Peoples Party aid the Democrats, but
was defeated in the election that fol
lowed by small majority. In the fall
Of 1858 he was nominated and elected
On the "People's Ticket to the lowe,
branch of the Legislature as an Inde
pendent. Mr.. Donnelly's father, Or
Phillip Carroll Donnelly, was a native
OF Tyrone county, ireland, and was 9
graduate of Jefferson Medical College
Of Philadelphia. Mr. Donnelly's eldest
son, DR.. Ignatius Donnelly, jr., OF St
Paul, is also a graduate of the same in
stitution, graduating sixty years after
his grandfather. aM 4a.ae
s. HON. r. II. FARICY la5 aH
was born in Credit River, Scott county
Minnesota, May 10, 1856 He was
brought up Oh q farm, and now owns
and manages farm in hisnative town,
where he is ever ready and willing tc
promote her best interests. When old
enough to cast Il vote he was elected
assessor OF his native town, and has
been his own successor ever since. He
has been member Of the school board
for five years, which office he now
holds. He is an advocate Of temperance,
having helped to organize q temperance
society III his parish Is years ago, and
was 10 years president of the same. OF
that organization he is still a member.
although he voted against high license
considering it a radical measure. Mr..
Farley is q thorough Democrat, beliey-
ing strictly in the teachings and prin-
ciples that guide the party. That he Is
popular at'hone is shown by the fact
that he defeated his Republican com
petitor by 1000 majority.
HON. W2I. MARBLE
was born at Ottawa, Canada, October
S, 1S4S, and attended the Christian
Brothers schools in that city for some
years. He left Canada in the fall OF
1865, and came to Watertown n. Y,
Whele he enlisted in the regular army,
in the fall Of 1885, He served three
years, principally in Kansas and the
Indian Territory. E[e came to Mime
apolis in June, 1869, and worked in the
Lumber woods for eleven years. He has
since been engaged iii the grocery busi-
ness in Minneapolis, and was a candi-
date for alderman from the Third Ward
in the city Of Minneapolis in the spring
of 1884, but failed of election by 1870
votes. He is a Democrat--ever faith
full in the performance OF his duty.
Mr.. McArdle was married in 1879 to
Miss Kate Rice, of Minneapolis, who
was born in Richfeld. Hennepin
county. in 1855. % ..
HON. WILLIAM DUANE
is native Of Tipperary, Ireland, where
he was born in 1910, and came to
America, when Z years old with his pa
tents. He lived in New York, where
he received his education in the COM
mon schools. Mr.. Duane settled in
Winona county. Mimi, in 1857, where
he has been engaged in farming and
stockraising This is his first term in
the Legislature. The interests of Wi
mona county, havenot been neglected by
Duane, as shown by his excellent work.
HON. THOMAS DUNNE
is a native Of Esker. Kings county,
ireland, and was born III 1927. He
came to America in 1852 and settled in
Vermont, where lie engaged in farming
and working at his trade as a carpep-
ter until September, 1869, when he
moved to Winona county, this State.
He has been a town fficer almost con-
tinuously since his arrival in Mime
sofa, and is now serving his first term
as member of the Legislature.
HON. JOHN j. FURLoNG,
of. Austin, was born in Tipperary
county, Ireland, and is SO years old.
He came to this country with his pa
rents when 2 years old. After residing
for time in Pennsylvania and Illinois,
he removed to this State in 1857, and is
engaged in farming and raising fine
blooded stock in Mower county, Dur.
ing number Of years Mr.. Furlong was
chairman of his town board, and presi-
dent of the county agricultural society.
He was one Of the organizers OF
the Farmers Alliance, of Now
er county. and one of it's officers
dnring it's existence, and is at present
vice president of the State Alliance
from the first congressional district.
2 t HON. M. w. RYAN
was born in Mortified, Mimi, i'll May,
1861. and has been engaged in farming
and stockraising for several years.
He was clerk of the township in which
be lives, and school director in his dis
trict. He is q prominent member of
The Farmers Alliance, and is serving
his first term IN the Legislature. His
record on measures disposed Of during
this session shows that his sympathy IS
largely with the laboring and producing
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